Recent Tab

The Recent tab lets you view a longer list of recent documents and folders.

Sections in the Recent tab include Documents and Folders.

Documents

The Documents section includes thumbnails of documents that you have opened recently.

You can do the following:
  • Click a thumbnail to open the document.
  • Drag a thumbnail and drop it in the empty graphics area, an open part, assembly, or drawing, or Windows Explorer.
  • Hover over a thumbnail to see document information such as full path and last saved date, and click to see more options and information.
  • Right-click a thumbnail and click Remove, Pin, or Clear unpinned items.
  • Click Browse to open the Open dialog box for the current folder.

The Drag and drop tiles thumbnail is a reminder about the drag and drop functionality. You can click to remove the thumbnail without affecting the functionality. To restore the Drag and drop tiles thumbnail, click Tools > Options > System Options > Messages/Errors/Warnings. Under Dismissed messages, select "Hide 'Drag & drop tiles' message in Recent Documents?"

If the Welcome dialog box is closed, you can open the Recent tab by clicking one of the following:
  • Open > Browse Recent Documents
  • File > Open Recent > Browse Recent Documents

Folders

The Recent Folders section includes a list of folders from which you have opened documents recently.

You can do the following:
  • Click a folder to open the folder in the Open dialog box.
  • Hover over a folder and click to keep the folder at the top of the list.
  • Right-click a folder and click Remove, Pin, or Clear unpinned items.
  • Click Browse to open the Open dialog box for the current folder.

If the Welcome dialog box is closed, you can open the Recent tab by clicking File > Open Recent > Browse Recent Folders.